Ocala- A Mayan Province in Florida
In 1539 the Hernando de Soto expedition heard fabulous stories about a province in Florida called Ocalé (pronounced Ocala, the
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Author: Gary C. Daniels
Could the Maya Reach Florida?
The Maya were known for their spectacular cities featuring dazzling pyramids. But these cities, often having 100-200,000 inhabitants, required an
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Mayan Glyphs, Figurines at Mandeville Site in Georgia
The Mandeville site in Georgia is the earliest site in the state to feature a flat-topped earthen pyramid mound and
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New Kids’ Books Reveal Florida’s Pocahontas
Four hundred and eighty years ago, on May 25, 1539, the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto first landed in Florida
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Mayan Glyphs at Crystal River Site in Florida
The Crystal River site on the Gulf Coast of Florida has been called enigmatic for decades due to the
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Were there Mayans in the Florida Keys?
This very interesting article from 1985 highlights evidence of an ancient culture in the Florida Keys who were building
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Ancient Temples in Georgia and Egypt Share Solar Alignments
Did you know that the Ocmulgee Earth Lodge in Macon, Georgia and the Abu Simbel Temple in Aswan, Egypt are
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Yaupon Brothers Native American Tea
Did you know that Native Americans in the Southeastern U.S. invented the first energy drink thousands of years ago? The
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Princess Ulele Statue Removed
Editor’s Note: As fate would have it, just as I’m finishing up my children’s book Uleyli: The Princess & Pirate
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A New Religious Cult in 7th Century Florida?
Sometime in the seventh century AD Florida’s native people’s transitioned from producing Swift Creek pottery to Weeden Island pottery. How
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DNA Reveals New, Unknown Ancestors of Early Native Americans
The latest research shows a heretofore unknown lineage of Native Americans called the Ancient Beringians that eventually went extinct.
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Toltecs and Cahokia
Was the ancient Native American metropolis of Cahokia built or inspired by the Toltec empire of Central Mexico? That’s the
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